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1. jfreebo (jfreebo@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Nov-2023 19:18:46 UTC jfreebo

   The idea that you can live forever by uploading your consciousness to a computer is a peculiar form of narcissism. Even if this were done perfectly as presupposed, the ‘you’ will surely die; at most a copy of you would survive. (thus the peculiarity)

   (inspired by a tv show I watched last night)

   • James Broadhead (jbo@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Nov-2023 19:18:40 UTC James Broadhead

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     @jfreebo who owns the computer, and why do they keep it running?

     Or beyond that -- have you ever tried to keep software running for more than a few years? It's not easy!

   • jfreebo (jfreebo@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Nov-2023 20:17:52 UTC jfreebo

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     • James Broadhead

     @jbo right? even beyond the philosophical stuff, none of the required practicalities really makes much sense

   • James Broadhead (jbo@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Nov-2023 21:49:54 UTC James Broadhead

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     @jfreebo you might enjoy(?) this - https://qntm.org/mmacevedo

   • jfreebo (jfreebo@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 03-Nov-2023 22:45:55 UTC jfreebo

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     • James Broadhead

     @jbo only have a chance to skim at the moment - thanks! looks interesting